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This may be dating me, but the winner of our recent photo caption contest totally took me back to the Saturday mornings I spent devouring giant bowls of cereal and watching old Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons while my parents slept
Trout Unlimited media resources: https://tu.org/about/media PHOENIX – Earlier this week, Trout Unlimited analyzed a new report exploring the connection between water consumption and energy development – an exercise that resulted in more questions than answers. Despite existing regulations in Arizona to monitor water consumption, only 16 of 57 of Arizona’s power plants running on fossil…
Rene Henery with a fine Central Oregon steelhead. Rene Henery, Science Director for TU’s California Program, has many highlights on his resume. Program Manager with Amazon.com in the company’s start-up years. PhD in Eco-Geography from the University of California at Davis. Part-time Research Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. Big taimen on the fly…
Some great news out of New Mexico—the egg count at the Mora National Fish Hatchery hit 130,000, which offers hope for the fire- and drought-ravaged native range for threatened Gila trout. Gilas are native only to the Gila River drainage in New Mexico and Arizona, and recovery efforts were hampered in recent years by devastating…
TU applauds Energy and Natural Resources Committee for leadership addressing this pressing issue FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Corey Fisher, Public Lands Policy Director, Trout Unlimited, corey.fisher@tu.org; (406) 546-2979 ARLINGTON, VA. – Several oil and gas reforms that are priorities for Trout Unlimited are included in draft legislation that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has crafted…
It moved so slowly that it took me a moment to grasp what was happening. I believe I uttered the standard expression all anglers rely on in such circumstances, which is, of course, “Holy Toledo!” Except you don’t use the word “Toledo.”
Oct. 21, 2014 Contact: Katy Dunlap, Trout Unlimited Eastern Water Project Director, 607-742-3331 Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laurel Highlands one of 10 special places The unique region offers an abundance of fishing and hunting opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring the Laurel Highlands area of southwestern Pennsylvania in…
Are you an angler who likes to chase hatches? Have you been fishing for a while and noticed any changes to the local bug community? Now is your time to shine.
Trout Unlimited welcomes moves by decision-makers to save Snake River salmon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org Greg McReynolds, Snake River campaign director, Trout Unlimited, greg.mcreynolds@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—Northwest decision-makers and the Biden Administration are making urgent moves to save…
Many visitors travel to Alaska to witness the classic scene of bears feeding on salmon. Those who travel to southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest often visit Margaret Creek, a remote salmon stream 22 miles north of Ketchikan. Although, this area is not the pristine wilderness most expect to experience. Margaret Creek is home to sockeye,…
Move to rescind roadless rule will have detrimental effects on fish, wildlife, and rural communities. Contact: Arlington, Virginia — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intention to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule—which provides critical protections for 58.5 million acres of national forest lands across the United States. Originally promulgated in response…
Editor’s note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. Starting July 5, these students will explore the Kenai Peninsula, Bristol Bay…
New calls to review monument boundaries ignore previous decades of work
By Eric Booton There is a general rule of thumb that many of us live by: the bigger the challenge to access the fishing hole, the better the fishing is likely to be. With that in mind, a 30-minute flight on an Alaskan “bush” plane, plus a 45 minute drive in a beater truck on…
Editor’s note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Program Native Odyssey Team visited Yellowstone National Park recently, where they chased native fish in the waters where they belong. Public Land: Yellowstone National Park. Establ ished March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National Park covers an area of 3,471 square miles through Wyoming, Montan and Idaho. The park rests…
Goals Located near the second largest metropolitan area in Michigan, the Rogue River is an extremely important trout fishery in southern Michigan. The lower portion of the river is fabled for its excellent steelhead runs. The eastern tributaries host significant brook and brown trout populations. The river is an important economic engine — based on…
Below, in the Orvis video narrated by Dave Jensen, is a great story. And it’s a familiar one. Almost exactly two years ago, I was fishing what the locals had described to me as a great little grayling stream in eastern Alaska. This deep, slow channel that connected a network of ponds and lakes just…
Writer Kirk Deeter taking notes on a layover in Prince Albert, Sask., Canada, en route to Lake Athabasca. Chris Hunt photo. “How in the heck did I ever end up here?” It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times over. Sipping icy Coca-Cola at a Bolivian army base with El Comandante, as my four Argentine and…
The greatest fishing tales are first told at the lodge
Trout Unlimited welcomes announcement but calls for swift action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—Washington Gov. Jay Inslee committed on Thursday to work jointly with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) on a “robust, rigorous and fast” process to identify potential replacement infrastructure for the energy, irrigation, and…